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School: Lusmagh

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Gort an Chraoibhín, Co. Uíbh Fhailí
Teacher:
T. Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0814, Page 226

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    About eighteen acres of potatoes are sown in my district each year. The land is suitable for growing skerry - Champions - Arnan Banners.
    They sow the potatoes in drills and put farmyard manure on them then they close the drills. They weed the potatoes in June because the weeds would prevent them from growing.
    Then they are sprayed to prevent the blight. They pick the potatoes in September and store them in pits until
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